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This file was contributed by: Linda Harris Weefuddled@aol.com ==================================================================== Fragment - Louisa to Aaron June 1862 about it he said he thought you paid it its a note Simson had on you for black Smithing Cisero told me that was not all you ced he told [illegible] your [illegible] Becker [illegible] and D R barly $10 dollars I ask him what he done with the money he got for your bacon he said paid dets you owed I ask him what you owed so mutch for yare had [illegible] was ma cried for you to be in det so and you paid and while you was gone that the way he fur [illegible] I dont know how I am going to pay them without I keep your saddle and sell it and I expect that would cose hard feelings I dont want to do anything to any of them that will that will hert with me but I think Cisero ought to have paid them dets you told me he he woul you know I ask you about it and you said for me not to be on easy for Cisero would pay all and now they are calling on me fore the money I want you to write what to do about when I found that out I thought it was well enought I did not go to see you for I will have to pay them dets you mother and Cisero said they could not pay them Chatanooga Tenn June 12 1862 Dear wife I Seat my sef to address you agan.. I received a letter that your Ma rote the 25 of may I was truly glad to here from you It stated that you was yet sick I was sorry to here that you was not able to set up I was uneasy from that time till now I was gratifide to here fro you this morning B. O. Smith got a letter from his father he said to tell me that you was geting well I have been looking for a letter every since I received yours mays letter.. I looked for one this morning but got none.. I will rite a gan & send it by Mr. Taylor.. he is going to Summerville to morrow if you get this Saturday you must rite Sunday for you no not how proud it makes me to get a letter from you.. This leaves me Well & I hope when it comes to hand it page two May find you injoy ing the same great blassing of gods.. I mite rite you all the Petickelers of our marchings & our unregerly eating some times we get orders to march & get no time to cook Then we have to do without a day or nite some times one meal a day We got here from big creek gap Sunday morning The Enemy was on the other side of the river shooting there canons they ware not trying to burn the town They ware trying to distroy a sitasons property that ware in congress at the first of this excitement.. It is said that our men killed Thirty od of them on Saturday & disabled one peace of artilery Whitch they buried on sunday and retreated back then.. the The supposition wase that they ware go ing to cross down at Kellys ferry we then started about 11 oclock that nite Page 3 We got there about day Which was ten miles we reached this plase monday at dark We are here.. Our friends come in to see us dez [dazed ?] I wish you would come & see me If I new that we would stay till you could come & see me I would rite for you to come up & see us if we stay here & you get able to come you & your pa or some of your __aunts must come up & see us see how we live you must rite to me & tell me all about you being sick & how long & about the horse company & where it is & what they are doing tell your uncle James That I would like to get a transfur to his company If I can get one.. I had rather be with my brothers I think I rather be in a cav erly company I am tierd of marching I some times rather fite than march page 4 I turn over To say a few words to your mam [?] Ma I red your short letter with care & it gave me satisfaction it was well composed & done just as well as a long letter. you must all rite to me & tell me all the news Tell pa to rite & all the rest You will see a letter that me & Noahs rote to Mr. Echols I would have rote then if I had ofe knew we would have staid here this long I think I well get a letter This afternoon yours truly.. Louisa you must corespond to me when you get this & tell me Whether you got my letters or not I have rote three before this this is the forth. I hope the time will come when we will get to go home & stay & when pease will once mor yours Truly & affectionately A. M. Sewell to L.F. Sewell ================================================================================ Line of battle Near marietta June 17 [18] 62 Louisa My Dear and Affectionate Wife As we are not ingaged otherwise today & there is a probability of Me hav- ing a chance to send a letter to center to be forwarded to you I now hason to write for I know you would be greatly pleased to here from me at any time Lou I have rote too letters before this I hope you have Recd them yes i would be greatly Relieved to know that you got them I think it very probable that you got the last one I sent it by a yong man thats bee a Soldier a long time & is now disabled by Loosing his arm & one eye & he visits the 19th Ala Regt & Returnes home again he Lives in Lieut Johnson Neighborhood as I gave you all the news in my last letter & havent any of importance now ill gave you but a Short Epistol Lou I am more than happy to Say to you page two [at top of page] Direct to Atlanta that I am well as to health & if I could get intelligence from you that you & all the Rest was injoying good healthy it would gratify my feelings more than you would imamagin OH I hope the time is not fair hence when the Echo of cannon & the Roar of Musketry will be hurd no more & will give way for pease & harmony to Reign once more & that we may all Return to our peasable & quiet homes & live in pease with all man Kinde & when we are called to die that we may be surroun- ded by friends & go down in a peasable grave & be prepaired to assent to man- sions on high with those who have gon before.. We have no Regular ingagements but Skirmishing & cannonading all the time ill close at [illegible] Good by Write if there is any possible chance I am you Dear & affection- ate husband till Death Aaron M. Sewell to L. F. Sewell ============================================================================= Georgia Chattooga County June 29 1862 I seat myself to write you a few lines to let you know that we are all tolerbly well I came down to Mr. Dopett this evening and Louisa wanted to hear from you and so did I louisa is in the [illegible] she never was out of the house in six weeks but she is on the [illegible] but she is the wrost looking human I ever seen she wanted you to write to her I received you and Noah letter and was glad to hear from you both We have poor prospect for crops Louisa told me to write to you that Cissero wrode your Saddle off she told him that she did not want him to take the saddle without he had wrote to you but he said he would pay for it and Pickney Martin has got you [illegible] Mr. Dosset is agoing to keep your Colt your Mother, and all your Sister is Sick with the fever they [illegible] Pleasant brother Bob came home he got wounded in the arm Louisa says she has got so that she can eat every thing that she can get she thinks that she will soon get well and be as fleshy as ever if eating will make her so Charly cook is Dead he Died at [illegible] spillars is well rite soon Louisa wants to hear for you no more at present but remain your friend Louisa Sewell S C Echols Aron M Sewell